to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to take a breath; to take a short rest
interruption; suspension; break
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
grandfather; male senior-citizen
interruption; interference; butting in
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
re-entry (into a country)
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to appear all together; to be all present
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
time around sunset; early evening
cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation